Hose-reel



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A. A. SP'ADONYB. HOSE REEL.

No. 534,765, Patented Feb.. 26, 1895.

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UNiTEDV STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED A. SPADONE, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WALTER WV.SPADONE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.l

HosE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,765, dated February26, 1895.

Application filed November 19, 1894. Serial No. 529,261. (No model.) i

To a/ZZ whom it heeey concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED A. SPADONE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State `of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Reels; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which ro it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which forms a part of this specification.

This invention relates to automatic valve Ar 5 for hose-reel of thecharacter described in my application for Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, filed November 13, 1894, Serial No. 528,618, and it consists inthe combination with the stationary main water pipe, a short zo pipeextending from said water main and entering through the upright, a valvehead secured to the axle of said reel and said short pipe buttingagainst a valve seat in said valve head.

It also consists in the combination and arrangements of partshereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying sheetof drawing is shown a central vertical `sectionof an ordinary 3o hose-,reel having my improvement attached; the twoupright bearings and the main water pipe being partly in elevation.

In said drawingarepresents the water pipe being connected to the reel bya short pipe b 3 5 said pipe b passing through the stationary uprightbearing c and having a threaded shoulder d for engaging the thread ofthe valve head e. In this valve head e is placed a valve seat f againstwhich the pipe b abuts when 4o the iiow of water from the main pipe a isto be stopped from entering the valve head as clearly shown in thedrawing. To the valve head as at g is secured the ordinary hose, saidhose not being shown on the drawing, and at the other end of said valvehead is secured the-other part of the axle h for the reel, said axle hrevolving in the stationary upright bearing i and the two sidesj and kof the reel are permanently secured to said axle, part j 5o secured topart h and the part 7e to the valve head e as fully shown.

In operating my invention I iirst secure to the main water pipe theshort pipe b 'after passing through the upright bearing c, said bearingacting as asupport for said pipe. On this pipe b is secured the valvehead containing the part 7.. of the reel. The other end of said valvehead is wedged into the axle h containing the other party' of the reel,this part of the axle working in the upright bearing i. To the shortpipe extending from the valve head is secured the ordinary hose. To openthis valve it is required to turn the reel so as to draw the pipe b fromthe valve seat and allow the water to enter the valve head and thenthrough the hose. A

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactconstruction shown as I may use this valve without fastening the same toa hose-reel, by fastening in place of part la of the reel a hand wheelfor turning said valve head.- In this case it will only be ynecessary touse one upright as will be clearly.

understood upon referring to the drawing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, isv

1. In'a hose reel, the combination with the stationary upright bearings,one of said bearings serving as a support for an inlet pipe connected tothe main water pipe, said inlet pipe entering the revolving valve head,screw threads upon said inlet pipe and engaging with screw threads insaid revolving valve head for opening and closing said inlet pipe, saidrevolving valve head being secured to and serving as the axle for saidreel, the ends of said reel being permanently secured to said revolvingvalve seat, an outlet pipe connected to said revolving valve head,substantially as Set forth.

2. In a hose reel, the combination with a reel, a revolving head securedto said reel, an inlet pipe connected to the main Water pipe andentering into l said valve head, screw threads upon said inlet pipe andlengaging with screw threads in said revolving valve head fof opening orclosing said inlet pipe,

'an outlet pipe connected to said revolving valve head, substantially asset forth.

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3. In a hose reeLthe'cOmbination with a wheel permanently secured to avalve head,

an inlet pipe connected to the main water pipe and passing through astationary bearing and entering into said valve head, a valve seatsecured to said valve head,- an outlet pipe connected to .said valvehead, said wheel and valve head revolving on said inlet pipe,substantially as described and for .the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth yabove I have hereuntoset myhand this ro 16th day of November, 1894.

ALFRED A. SPADON E.

Witnesses:

AUGUST GROSS, OSCAR A. MICHEL.

